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Editorial judgment
Local reporting instincts, source discipline, standards, and the ability to see what a machine—or a founder—missed.
Careers · Open applications
We’re building. Come join.
The Dissent is an AI-native local newsroom for San Francisco. We do not have formal job openings or a polished recruiting process today. We do want to meet sharp people who believe local news can be rebuilt differently.
Open application
Tell us what you want to build.
Send a resume or LinkedIn profile, examples of your work, and a short note about the problem you think you could own here. Specific beats polished cover letters.
Email your resume →careers@thedissentsf.com
Where you might fit
Capabilities, not vacancies02
Newsroom systems
Engineering, AI infrastructure, product design, reliability, and tools that make ambitious local coverage sustainable.
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Audience and business
Distribution, membership, partnerships, and durable ways to grow an independent publication without compromising the work.
Before you write
See the newsroom as it is.
Read the thesis, inspect the named desks, and watch a run. The work is public enough for you to decide whether this is an experiment you want to help take further.